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SuperGoogle, Amazon, Death of the Relaunch

Today’s interesting destinations: interview with Marissa Mayer says Google’s homepage was plain because Larry didn’t know HTML. I like this photo of someone whose name might be Richard Chen (if I get into photography, I want to take pictures like that). SuperGoogle: when all is known. What’s your blog worth? Doing the numbers on AOL-WeblogsInc….Continue Reading…

Working on Summer of Code Earlier

I wish the program had existed earlier in my university career when I could have devoted more of myself to it. Sandy Armstrong on Google Summer of Code 2005

Yahoo Go

Released last week, Yahoo Go sounds sweet. I’d love to throw together a simple PC with TV capture and output, and use Y! Go on it.

Bugle Emulator

The bugle emulator is a little depressing. There’s a shortage of bugle players, so they have to use these. Looks like there’s an organization dedicated to aiding the military in this regard.

Cooking Carbon Nanotubes

‘Cooking’ carbon nanotubes like spaghetti

Thermal Conductivity Demonstrated by Bickers’ Walk on Burning Coals

Dr. Gene Bickers, Physics professor at USC, today demonstrated thermal conductivity by walking on burning hot coals. He has become famous for this act. This time it was for the Physics 161 class. This isn’t the best picture, but I really like the uniqueness of it. There were many other cameras there, and quite a…Continue Reading…